Question 1

Stagflation tends to involve low unemployment rates.

Accepted Answer

Stagflation is characterized by high inflation, high unemployment, and stagnant economic growth, not low unemployment rates.

Question 2

Consistently friendly exchanges between Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem demonstrated how remarkably immune the women's movement was to internal divisions.

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Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem had a strained relationship and disagreements about the direction of the women's movement.

Question 3

While unveiling the Nixon Doctrine, Nixon also announced that he would pursue partnerships with Communist countries in areas of mutual interest-a policy known as détente.

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This statement is true. Nixon's policy of détente aimed to lessen tensions between the United States and Communist countries, particularly the Soviet Union and China.

Question 4

Focused on promoting Native American rights, the "Red Power" movement sought to accelerate the pace of change by organizing protests and demonstrations against local, state, and federal agencies.

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The statement accurately describes the goals and tactics of the Red Power movement.

Question 5

Many of Richard Nixon's supporters were upset by affirmative-action programs that gave preferential treatment to people of color and women to atone for past injustices.

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This is true. Many of Nixon's supporters opposed affirmative-action programs, arguing that they were discriminatory against white men and that they unfairly gave advantages to people based on their race or gender rather than on their qualifications.

Question 6

How did the Watergate scandal unfold? What was its political significance?

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Question 7

When North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in 1975, U.S. troops were sent back into the region.

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By 1975, U.S. combat troops had already been withdrawn from Vietnam, following the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. The invasion led to the fall of Saigon without U.S. military intervention.

Question 8

How did the origins of the youth revolt shape the New Left and the counterculture?

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Question 9

President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

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President Nixon did not strongly support court efforts to complete school desegregation. In fact, he implemented policies that slowed down the process, such as opposing court-ordered busing and supporting "neighborhood schools" that often perpetuated segregation.

Question 10

The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by the states and became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1982.

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The Equal Rights Amendment was never ratified by enough states to become part of the Constitution.

Question 11

In the early 1970s as the number of organizations supporting sexual orientation and gender identification rights grew, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its official diagnostic manual of mental disorders.

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This is true. The American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its official diagnostic manual of mental disorders in 1973.

Question 12

What was the international strategy brought about by Nixon's and Kissinger's diplomacy and foreign policy during the 1970s?

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Question 13

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries used its huge oil supplies as a political and economic weapon.

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OPEC, through the control of oil supply, was able to influence global oil prices and exert political and economic pressure on countries that depended on their oil imports.

Question 14

The term "the New Left" was adopted to emphasize the strong alignment between the grassroots democracy of the 1960s and the orthodox Marxism of the 1930s.

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The term "the New Left" was adopted to distinguish this movement of the 1960s from the old left of the 1930s, as it rejected the traditional Marxist framework and sought to create a new form of progressive politics.

Question 15

More U.S. troops were in Vietnam at the end of Nixon's presidency than there were at the beginning.

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When Nixon took office in January 1969, there were approximately 550,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam. By the end of his presidency in August 1974, he had reduced this number significantly, implementing his policy of "Vietnamization" which aimed to decrease American involvement in the war.

Question 16

How and why did Nixon change military and political strategies to end America's involvement in the Vietnam War?

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Question 17

The events at Kent State University during the Vietnam War involved the killing of four students by the National Guard.

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This is true. On May 4, 1970, National Guard troops were called to Kent State University in Ohio to disperse student protesters demonstrating against the Vietnam War. The guardsmen fired into the crowd, killing four students and injuring nine others. This event sparked widespread outrage and protests across the country.

Question 18

How did the political environment of the late sixties influence Richard Nixon's election strategy and domestic policy?

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Question 19

Cesar Chavez protested against migrant workers who were undocumented immigrants because he believed they stole jobs.

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Cesar Chavez believed in protecting the rights of migrant workers, regardless of their legal status. He recognized that all workers faced exploitation and mistreatment and worked towards improving their living and working conditions.

Question 20

How did the youth revolt and early civil rights movement influence other protest movements? How did new protest movements affect social attitudes and public policy?

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Quiz 30: Rebellion and Reaction